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0 <br /> <br />APPENDIX 1 to. ANNEX C <br />EMERGENCY ALERTING SYSTEM (EAS) <br />I. PURPOSE <br />This appendix provides instructions and procedures for designated Cabarrus;County <br />government officials to follow in the dissemination of emergency alerting and warning <br />information and protective action instructions to the citizens of Cabarrus County over the <br />Emergency Alerting System (EAS). <br />II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS <br />A. An integrated national network for emergency warning exists. This network <br />consists of the following components: <br />i. Emergency Alerting System {EAS): The EAS is composed. of AM/FM radio <br />stations, regional television broadcast stations, cable television, local industries, and other <br />non-governmental agencies organized into a network during emergency situations. <br />2. Primary Station: This station broadcasts or rebroadcasts a common emergency <br />program for the duration of the emergency. The EAS transmission of emergency <br />warnings and information are intended for direct public reception as well as inter-station <br />programming. <br />3. Common Program Control Station {CFCs}: This is a primary station in the <br />local operational area that is responsible for originating and coordinating the broadcast of <br />an emergency notification for its area. <br />III. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS <br />A, Federal, ~ State, business, industry, and utility officials will promptly report <br />emergency information and recommended protective actions to the County Warning <br />Point. Other typical notifications include severe weather watches or warnings and any <br />other emergency situations. <br />B. Emergency service personnel or others at the scene of the emergency may also <br />report emergency warnings and recommended protective actions to the County Warning <br />Point. <br />C. County government leaders will determine when to disseminate emergency <br />alerting, warning and protective actions instructions over the CPCS-1 {or over the primary <br />stations within Cabamas County). <br />D. The County Warning Point will disseminate information in written form by fax <br />and/email to supplement the verbal notification to the various stations. <br />EOP/ANNEX C/APPENDIX 1 1 September 2008 <br />F-2 <br />186 of 408 <br />